PULMONARY EMBOLISM
A TRUE-LIFE STORY:
I lost a healthy young friend to Pulmonary Embolism in 2025. His name was Mr. Freeman. And his death taught me something terrifying about health that I need to share with you today. 🧵
Freeman and I worked together years ago. Life happened; we lost contact. Then one day, a patient walked into the hospital where I work—turned out to be his younger sister. We exchanged numbers again. He was now a banker in Ibadan. Strong, healthy, full of life.
He got health insurance for his family, not himself. "I'm strong," he said. "I did it for them." Mid-2025, he showed up at our facility. Vomiting. Struggling to breathe. We thought it was minor. Doctors prescribed meds. He went home. Or so we thought.
Next morning, I got news: Freeman was admitted. I rushed to the ward. He told me his breath kept seizing. Nurses had to put him on oxygen. Days later, the diagnosis came: Pulmonary Embolism. I googled it immediately. What I found shocked me.
He was on 4th to 5th oxygen level. And you know what worried him? His banking job. Not his life. His job. He was referred to another facility for further care.
A colleague called his wife to check on him. Her response: "He was buried yesterday."
Dead silence.
Freeman was young. Healthy. Gone.
You're out there with HIV/AIDS thinking it's the end. There are diagnoses deadlier than HIV. Pulmonary Embolism is one of them.
If you have deep pocket or shallow pocket—do your routine checkup. Once a year. Minimum.
Nothing beats good health. Listen to your body.
Health is wealth. 🕊️
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